Smoker&#39;s pipe



Filed Jan. 6, 1954 www., f

SMOKERS PIPE Francis C. Stauber, Sturgeon Bay, Wis.

Application lanuary 6, 1954, Serial No. 402,497

1 Claim. (Cl. 131203) This invention relates in general to improvements in smokers pipes and more specifically to an improved means for disposing of moisture and tars which solidify during the smoking of a pipe.

It is the object of this invention to provide an improved smokers pipe which is so constructed whereby smoke free of tobacco and ashes may be directed into the mouthpiece and at the same time tars carried by such smoke will drop out of the smoke and accordingly be separated therefrom along with any saliva which may enter the stem of the pipe through the passage in the mouthpiece.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved pipe construction which includes separate smoke and saliva passages, the smoke and saliva passages being provided with filters and absorbers to effectively control the purity of smoke entering into the mouthpiece of the pipe.

These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the smokers pipe, which is the subject of this invention and shows the general outline of the same;

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary partial sectional view taken substantially upon the plane indicated by the section line 2-2 of Figure 1 and shows the general arrangement of passages in the stem and mouthpiece of the pipe; and

Figure 3 is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken substantially upon the plane indicated by the section line 3--3 of Figure 2 and shows the general relationship of the filter and absorber disposed in the passages in the stem.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the smokers pipe which is the subject of this invention, includes an elongated stem 10. The stem has connected thereto at one end a bowl 12. Removably connected to the other end of the stem 10 is a mouthpiece 14.

Referring now to Figures 2 and 3 the stem 10 is generally diamond shaped in cross section and includes an upper elongated smoke passage 16 and a lower elongated saliva passage 18. The bowl 12 includes a tobacco receiving recess 20 which communicates with the forward portion of the smoke passage 16 by a vertical passage 22. The saliva passage 18 communicates with the smoke passage 16 at their rear ends, adjacent the mouthpiece 14, by a transverse passage 24. It will be noted that the transverse passage 24 slopes downwardly and forwardly away from the mouthpiece 14.

In the normal operation of the pipe, smoke from the bowl 12 enters into the smoke passage 16 and then passes downwardly into the transverse passage 24. Due to the particular shape and position of the transverse passage 24,

States Patent O 'ice condensed tars that may be carried by the smoke passing through the smoke passage 16, together with any moisture, will drop down into the saliva passage 18. The mouthpiece 14 is provided with an elongated passage 26 which communicates with the transverse passage 24.

It will be noted that the forward end of the smoke passage 16 is open and is internally threaded. Removably threaded in the forward end of the smoke passage 16 is a cap 28 which has connected thereto an elongated rod 30. Carried at the rear end of the rod 30 is a filter 32. The filter 32 is generally cruciform in outline, as is best illustrated in Figure 3, and is disposed rearwardly of the passage 22 so as to prevent the passage of tobacco and ashes rearwardly through the smoke passage 16.

The forward end of the saliva passage 18 is also open and internally threaded, Removably secured in the forward end of the saliva passage 18 is a cap 34. The cap 34 has a rearwardly extending rod 36 connected thereto, the rod terminating in a hook 33.

Disposed within the saliva passage 13 rearwardly of the hook 38 is an elongated absorbent collector member 40. The hook 38 is intended to be utilized -in the removal of the collector member 40 when desired. lt will be understood that the collector member 40 is intended to absorb tars and moisture entering into the saliva passage l.

ln the event one desires a milder smoke, the smoke passage la may be provided with an additional filter 42. The filter 42 is positioned between the mouthpiece 14 and the filter' 32 and is removed by first removing the filter 32.

Since numerous modications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction shown and described, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

A smoking pipe comprising a bowl, a stern attached to said bowl, a mouthpiece carried by said stem remote from said bowl, a smoke passage in said stem, a parallel saliva passage in said stem below said smoke passage, a transverse passage in said stem adjacent said mouthpiece communicating said smoke passage and said saliva passage, an upwardly sloping passage in said mouthpiece coriimunicated with said transverse passage, a tobacco and ash filter in said smoke passage, a collector member in said saliva passage for collecting saliva and tars passing downwardly through said transverse passage, a smoke filter in said smoke passage, said smoke filter being similar' to said collector member in configuration, said smoke passage and said saliva passage opening through an end of said stem remote from said mouthpiece, closures removably seated in open ends of said smoke passage and said saliva passage to permit access to said filters and said collector member, said tobacco and ash filter being secured to said closure for said smoke passage and supported thereby in spaced relation thereto.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,231,485 Brown June 26, 1917 1,620,438 Bushee Mar. 8, 1927 2,092,002 Mincer Sept. 7, 1937 2,349,296 Needham May 23, 1944 2,586,195 Wood Feb. 19, 1952 FOREIGN PATENTS 531 Great Britain 1891 62,099 Sweden Aug. 11, 1924 180,138 Switzerland Dee. 16, 1935 

